IntroductionAcknowledgements1: In the beginning2: Artificial life and artificial intelligence3: Power4: Movement and drive systems5: Sensors6: Intelligence7: Speech-controlled mobile robot8: Behavioral-based robotics, neural networks, nervous nets, and subsumption architecture9: Telepresence robot10: Mobile platforms11: Walker robots12: Solar-ball robot13: Underwater bots14: Aerobots15: Robotic arm and IBM PC interface and speech control16: Android handSuppliersIndex
Author Biography
John Iovine is the author of several popular TAB titles that explore the frontiers of scientific research. He has written Homemade Holograms: The Complete Guide to Inexpensive, Do-It-Yourself Holography; Kirlian Photography: A Hands-On Guide; Fantastic Electronics: Build Your Own Negative-Ion Generator and Other Projects; and A Step into Virtual Reality. He is also the Amazing Science columnist for Poptronics magazine.
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Robots, Androids and Animatrons, Second Edition (English)
by
John Iovine
FormatPaperback
ConditionBrand New
LanguageEnglish
"Bound to stir the imagination and inspire plans."—Poptronics, on John Iovine's PIC Microcontroller Project Book
MORE SENSORS—MORE SMARTS—MORE MOVES—MORE POWER—MORE CONTROL—MORE PROJECTS—LOWER COSTS—AMATEUR ROBOTICS COMES INTO ITS OWN!
Robots, Androids, and Animatrons Second Edition
The time has come for you to bring a robot to life! With the plummeting costs of microcontrollers, quantum improvements and price reductions in other technologies, and the availability of a slew of exciting components in the electronics marketplace, there's never been a better time to explore the world of the nearly human. With the complete directions supplied by popular electronics author John Iovine in this revised Robots, Androids, and Animatrons, you can:
Build your first walking, talking, sensing, thinking robotCreate 12 working robotic projects, using the fully illustrated instructions providedGet the best available introduction to robotics, motion control, sensors, and neural intelligencePut together basic modules to build sophisticated 'bots of your own designConstruct a robotic arm that responds to your spoken commandsBuild a realistic, functional robotic handApply sensors to detect bumps, walls, inclines, and roadsGive your robot expertise and neural intelligenceDo all of this without programming or assembly language skillsPERFECT FOR FIRST-TIME ROBOT BUILDERS—AND FOR MORE ADVANCED HOBBYISTS WHO WANT TO ADD TO THEIR SKILLS
If you have basic electronics abilities, Robots, Androids, and Animatrons gives you everything you need to create 12 exciting robotic projects using off-the-shelf products and workshop-builtdevices—including a complete parts list. Also ideal for anyone interested in electronic and motion control, this book—already a cult classic—gives you the building blocks you need to go practically anywhere in robotics. You'll find hours of amusement here —and perhaps the germ of your new best friend!
Publisher Description
Bring a robot to life without programming or assembly language skills
There's never been a better time to explore the world of the nearly human. With the complete directions supplied by popular electronics author John Iovine, you can:
Build your first walking, talking, sensing, thinking robotCreate 12 working robotic projects, using the fully illustrated instructions providedGet the best available introduction to robotics, motion control, sensors, and neural intelligencePut together basic modules to build sophisticated 'bots of your own designConstruct a robotic arm that responds to your spoken commandsBuild a realistic, functional robotic handApply sensors to detect bumps, walls, inclines, and roadsGive your robot expertise and neural intelligenceYou geteverything you need to create 12 exciting robotic projects using off-the-shelf products and workshop-built devices, including a complete parts list. Also ideal for anyone interested in electronic and motion control, this cult classic gives you the building blocks you need to go practically anywhere in robotics.
Author Biography
John Iovine is the author of several popular TAB titles that explore the frontiers of scientific research. He has written Homemade Holograms: The Complete Guide to Inexpensive, Do-It-Yourself Holography; Kirlian Photography: A Hands-On Guide; Fantastic Electronics: Build Your Own Negative-Ion Generator and Other Projects; and A Step into Virtual Reality. He is also the "Amazing Science" columnist for Poptronics magazine.
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ISBN 0071376836
ISBN-13 9780071376839
Title Robots, Androids and Animatrons, Second Edition
Author John Iovine
Format Paperback
Language English
Year 2001
Pages 270
Edition 2nd
Publisher
Tab Books
Dimensions187mm x 23mm x 234mm
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